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Photographer

Bert Van Pelt

In the series “Confusion”, he created a universe in which bodies of flesh and marble merge together. The meaning given by the sculptor is twisted towards beauty and desire. Confusion increases thanks to a technique of pigmentary printing. The artist is not searching for the perfect body, it is just the opposite. The wear of the stone and the imperfections of the human body unite both subjects so that they become one.

In the series “Naked Box”, it also goes about defacement. This project makes reference to mass consumption in our society. Reversing the roles, it is here the individual, becoming a consumable good, who finds himself in boxes in front of the camera lens.

The artist is currently working on a project called “Frames”. It involves pictures with double framing. Naked bodies pose with geometric shapes which work as first frame. The second frame is the lens of his camera. The poses of the bodies are in perfect harmony with the geometry of the shapes. Sternness and strength are opposed to softness.

The gum bichromate process is an integral part of the artist’s work. He has been putting a lot into this little-known photographic printing process of the 19th century for several years. The result of this process brings materials to life and creates the illusion of a 3-D image that is so much sought-after in contemporary photography.

The photographer reinvents standard photography by expressing himself with a minimalist and aesthetic style. Robert Mapplethorpe’s work is his main inspiration.

Bert Van Pelt was born in Mol, Belgium. He is a photographer living and working in Liège. He has been working on the human naked body for several years.

Photographic career

July 2017: collective exhibition at the Arles Gallery for the Festival Voies Off in Arles, France

April 2017: 3rd price of the photography competition “Nu et Modernité” organized by the Festival Européen de la Photo de Nu and the magazine Réponses Photo

October 2016:demonstration of gum-bichromate printing for the festival Les Saisons de la Photographie in Soumagne, Belgium

May 2016:lecture about the project “Confusion” for the Journées Européennes des Ecoles de Photographie in Paris